Evidence Exchange of LGB&T Statistics
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One tenth of respondents in a Northern Irish survey felt LGB people were treated unfairly at work.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
Almost a quarter of all respondents to a Northern Irish survey felt that LGB people are treated unfairly in Northern Ireland.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Over a third of all heterosexual respondents in a Northern Irish survey would mind having an Eastern European migrant worker as an in-law, while 24% would mind having an LGB in-law.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
35% of all respondents in a Northern Irish survey would mind working with a transgender person, while 19% would mind working with an LGB person.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
54% of all heterosexual people in a Northern Irish survey would mind having a traveller as a neighbour, while 37% would mind having an LGB neighbour.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Two Fifths of all heterosexual respondents in a Northern Irish survey would mind having a transgender neighbour, while 21% would mind having an LGB neighbour.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
62 % of male respondents in a Northern Irish survey would mind their relative having a same sex relationship compared with two fifths of female respondents.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Half of all male respondents in a Northern Irish survey were likely to mind having a transgender neighbour compared to a third of female respondents.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Over two fifths of male respondents in a Northern Irish survey would mind working with a LGB person compared to 26% of female respondents
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
42% of all respondents in a 2011 Northern Irish survey held a negative attitude to a relative having a same sex relationship than in a similar survey in 2008 in which 35% held this view.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
More than two fifths of all respondents in a Northern Irish survey would mind if a relative was in a close relationship with an LGB person.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Over a quarter of all respondents in a Northern Irish Survey would mind having an LGB neighbour.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
1 in 3 respondents in a Northern Irish survey would mind having to work with a transgender person.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other, Employment
More than half of all respondents in a Northern Irish survey would mind having a transgender person as an in-law.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Two fifths of all respondents in a Northern Irish survey would mind having a transgender neighbour.
Topics:
Legal rights:
Housing
Discrimination:
Other
20% of respondents to a Northern Irish survey who had no educational qualifications, viewed LGB people negatively.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other, Education
20% of male respondents to a Northern Irish survey, reported negative views of LGB people.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Over a quarter of all respondents to a Northern Irish survey felt neutral towards LGB people.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
In 2011, 15% of all respondents to a Northern Irish survey felt negatively towards LGB people which was a decline from 21% who had felt this in 2008.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
3 in 5 of all respondents to a Northern Irish survey felt positive about LGB people in 2011, the same amount as those who were surveyed in 2008.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
In 2011 more than half of LGB respondents to a Northern Irish survey considered that they had experienced unfair treatment, compared to only 34% who felt this in 2008.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
Over 4 in 5 LGB respondents felt confident, they could find a new job in the next six months if they were laid off work .
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
Legal rights:
Employment
13% of respondents to a Norther Irish survey felt that LGB people were treated the most unfairly of all groups in Northern Ireland.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
A quarter of respondents to a Northern Irish survey felt that LGB people were treated unfairly.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Other
4 in 10 LGB&T civil service employees who joined in the last five years did so because to some extent they saw the civil service as an LGB&T friendly employer.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
3 in 10 LGB&T civil service employees who who have served 6 to 15 years said their decision to join the civil service was to some extent because they saw it as an LGB&T friendly employer.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
16% of LGB&T civil service employees who have served over 15 years, said their decision to join the civil service was to some extent because they saw it as an LGB&T friendly employer.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
3 in 10 trans people were influenced to join the Civil Service to some extent because they believed that it was an LGB&T friendly employer.
Topics:
Discrimination:
Employment
Of the LGBT respondents who said they had experienced domestic abuse, only 7% of women sought help from the police compared to 11% of men.
Topics:
Mental Health:
Relationship Issues
Crime:
Domestic Abuse
Of the LGBT respondents, the vast majority 69% did not think there are any differences between domestic abuse in same sex and heterosexual relationships.
Topics:
Mental Health:
Relationship Issues
Crime:
Domestic Abuse